Major Harry Cuthbert JEDDERE-FISHER
7th (Service) Battalion Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

Date of birth: 18th September 1885
Date of death: 6th May 1934

Died aged 48
Buried at St John the Evangelist’s Church, Dormansland
Harry Cuthbert Jeddere-Fisher was born at Apsley Cottage, Dormansland in Surrey on the 18th of September 1885 the only son of Arthur Cuthbert Jeddere-Fisher JP, a gentleman, and Emma Compton (nee Barr) Jeddere Fisher of Apsley Town, Dormansland.

He was educated at Hazelwood School until July 1899 where the school magazine wrote of him when he left: - "Goes to Uppingham. He has been one of our most illustrious naturalists."

He went on to Uppingham School where he was in School House from September 1899 until July 1903. On the 24th of August 1903 he applied to undergo the examination for the Royal Military College Sandhurst where he was placed 22nd out of 94 Cadets when he passed out in the summer of 1905.

On leaving the college he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 13th Hussars on the 16th of August 1905, was promoted to Lieutenant on the 28th of January 1908 and to Captain on the 11th of November 1913. He resigned his commission on the 6th of December 1913.

He rejoined the army on the outbreak of war and, on the 3rd of October 1914, was appointed as Captain in the 1/4th Battalion Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. He was then transferred to the newly formed 7th (Service) Battalion and was promoted to Temporary Major on the 10th of November 1914. He embarked for France from Folkestone with the bulk of his battalion on the 27th of July 1915 on board the SS "Victoria" arriving at Le Havre later the same day. He took command of the battalion at Bray on the 16th of May 1916 when the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel F.B.B. Pickard, went on leave.

On the 22nd of May 1916 he was attached to the 18th Divisional School of Instruction as an instructor and transferred to 2nd Corps Reinforcement Camp on the 3rd of July 1917. He went on leave to England from the 9th to the 19th of July 1917. On the 18th of August 1917 he transferred to the 18th Divisional Depot and returned to the 2nd Corps Reinforcement Camp as Chief Instructor on the 20th of August. He went on leave to England from the 18th of the 31st of December 1917 and rejoined his unit in the field on the 4th of January 1918. On the 10th of May 1918 he joined the 2nd Corps Reinforcement Works Battalion and he was posted to the Base at Etaples on the 13th of June. Two days later he was appointed as Assistant Commandant at No. 2 Reinforcement Camp. he went on leave to England from Boulogne from the 6th to the 20th of October 1918. He was admitted to No. 5 Stationary Hospital on the 1st of November 1918 and finished the war as the commanding officer of the 71st Prisoner of War Cage. He resigned his commission from the General List on the 24th of April 1919 and was demobilised at No. 2 Dispersal Unit, Crystal Palace on the same day.

He was married at St Andrew’s Church, Ashley Place to Sarah Sophia Elizabeth Lambert (nee Sladen) on the 30th of October 1923 and they had a son, Arthur, born on the 27th of April 1927. Sadly, Sarah died short time later on the 3rd of June 1927. They lived at Woodlands Corner, St Winifred’s Road, Littlehampton in Sussex.

He lived later at Dormansland in Surrey where he served as Parish treasurer.

He died suddenly at home and his funeral took place on the 11th of May 1934.
Went on to Uppingham School

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